TRENTON — Four people were shot, one critically in the 200 block of Spring Street Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The multiple shooting comes less than 24-hours after Joshua Moore, 17, was gunned down at the intersection of Reservoir Street and Pennington Avenue after being chased by an unknown assailant who fled the scene.

The Spring Street shootings left one man in critical condition after he was struck multiple times and three others were also wounded.

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“Officers responded to a call of a man shot in the chest in the 200 block of Spring Street at 4:45 p.m.,” said Lt. Tom Murphy. “When officers arrived they found that the man had been struck multiple times.”

The man who was shot in the chest was taken by ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, the other three victims were transported by private vehicles.

Police believe the other three victims were shot in the vicinity of the initial shooting.

Further information regarding the man in critical condition was not immediately available.

Anyone having information regarding either shooting is asked to call the Trenton Police confidential tipline at (609) 989-3663 or the Crimestoppers tipline at (609) 278-8477. Tipsters who prefer to text a tip can send a message labelled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.